What color is #697658?

#697658 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697658?

The RGB value is 105, 118, 88: 105 red, 118 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697658?

The complementary color is #655876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697658?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697658 color

#697658 rgb(105, 118, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #697658 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 46.3% green and 34.5% blue (105, 118, 88).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#697658 color codes

HEX	`#697658`
RGB	`rgb(105, 118, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 46.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 25%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 25%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.83, -10.68, 14.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.83, 18.38, 125.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.065, 16.665, 11.706)`
Decimal	`6911576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697658, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #697658	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697658 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #697658 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697658; }
.text { color: #697658; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697658; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 118 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697658, #5a7658); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #697658?: #697658 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697658?: The RGB value is 105, 118, 88: 105 red, 118 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697658?: The complementary color is #655876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697658?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.